Chapter 792: The Battle of Luzon (2)

The "boom boom" shells exploded on the surface of the sea, blowing up dozens of huge water columns.

Both Spanish battleships were more or less hit, and the Spanish sailors on the battleships were thrown into the sea by the powerful force of the shells, staining the sea red.

One of the Spanish battleships was hit by four shells, most of the hull was shattered, billowing black smoke, the hull tilted, and it was about to sink into the sea, the Spanish sailors on it shouted in horror.

The Spanish warships were all ocean-going ships, and the original warships were able to withstand at least seven or eight rounds, or even twelve or thirteen shells, but this was only compared to the flowering shells made of solid bullets and black powder, these two types of shells were less powerful.

However, the artillery shells used by the Ming Navy were fired shells made of new high gunpowder, which were three times more powerful than those made of black powder at the same weight.

The Daming battleship was originally divided into two types, one was a Shenwu-class battleship and the other was a Shenwei-class battleship.

The Shenmu-class battleships were equipped with anti-recoil devices, but used old fetish-style cannons with black powder, while the Shenwei-class battleships used Shenwei cannons that used new high gunpowder to fire shells.

Now the old black powder Shenwu cannon on the Shenwu-class battleship has been dismantled and replaced with a new type of high gunpowder Shenwei cannon, and the Shenwu-class battleship has also been upgraded to a Shenwei-class battleship.

The Spanish battleships were nothing more than wooden battleships, hit by new shells made of high gunpowder of the Ming Navy, not to mention four, even three, two, and if they hit the vital point, they could also be sunk.

Sure enough, the Spanish battleship, which had been hit by four shells, quickly sank into the sea completely, and before it sank completely, many of the surviving Spanish sailors on it jumped into the sea one after another.

Another Spanish battleship was also hit by two, although it did not hit the vital point, but nearly half of the hull was also blown up, and the Spanish sailors on it suffered heavy casualties, and the Spanish admiral commanding the battleship was terrified.

"God! Ou Bu "saw that on the broken hull, the small flames didn't know what was burning, and it suddenly turned into a big fire, making the entire broken hull billowing black smoke.

Nearly three thousand meters away on the sea, the Ming fleet is located.

Seeing that there was still a Spanish battleship that had not sunk, Shen Jingchao scolded.

"His grandma, how do these turtle grandsons usually train, three battleships fired at the same time, nearly a hundred cannons failed to sink the two Spanish battleships together, after going back, we must train these turtle grandsons again!"

The ultimate range of the cannons on the Shenwei-class battleships is three thousand meters, the sea breeze is very strong, affected by the sea breeze, generally speaking, more than two thousand meters of distance, fifteen shells have one hit, the probability is already very high, and the Ming army just opened 96 cannons, hit six, which is a very good record, and it is also the result of the East China Sea Fleet's continuous training over the years.

"Keep firing and sink the last Spanish ship!" After Shen Jingchao finished scolding, he continued to order.

Soon, the flag bearer waved the flag, and a Shenwei-class battleship opened fire again.

Thirty-two cannons fired, and this time three hit the last Spanish ship.

In the violent explosion, the entire hull of the last Spanish battleship was blown in half and sank on the spot!

After the two warships were sunk, the surviving Spanish sailors of about 30 or so were struggling on the surface of the sea, some of them were surrounded by wooden planks, and they could still struggle for a while, but there was nothing on their side, and they were swept to the bottom of the sea by the waves in a short time.

By the time the ships of the East China Sea Fleet arrived in the waters, there were less than fifteen Spaniards still able to struggle on the surface of the sea with wooden planks.

"They are all coolies in the future, do you say that Commander Yan! Summoned the order to rescue the surviving Spanish sailors. After Shen Jingchao said a word to Yan Yingyuan, he ordered.

With just a few hands, Da Ming was able to harvest more than a dozen coolies, so why not do it for the East China Sea Fleet.

Yan Yingyuan glanced at Shen Jingchao approvingly, and agreed with Shen Jingchao's actions.

Soon, the Ming sailors rescued more than a dozen Spanish sailors, and when the fleet returned to the Ming Dynasty, they were handed over to the imperial court as prisoners.

After the Spanish warships were eliminated and there was no longer any obstacle on the sea, the East Sea Fleet soon carried the Fourth Army to the waters near Luag Castle in the northwest of Luzon, one of the three major castles on Luzon, and the Fourth Army was preparing to land at Laoag and go south from Laoag all the way south to Manila.

"The Spanish governor is in Manila, and he really didn't go directly to Manila to land and capture the Spanish governor alive, but went south from Laoag?" Before landing on the shore, Shen Jingchao asked Yan Yingyuan.

Laoag is not the largest castle in Luzon, there are not many Spanish soldiers in it, and the Spanish governor of Luzon is no longer in Laoag, and Laoag is not a short distance from Manila.

Yan Yingyuan shook his head and said: "There are not many Spanish soldiers on Luzon Island, and they are extremely scattered, if you attack Manila directly with the Yellow Dragon, you can't wipe out all the Spanish soldiers on the island, and it will also take a lot of effort in the follow-up, it is better to slowly go south from Laoag and force the Spanish Governor of Luzon to gather all the Spanish soldiers on the island together, then our army will be wiped out again, and it will be a complete success!" ”

"Oh? So that's what you think, that's not bad! Shen Jingchao said suddenly.

"In that case, Laoag is not far from the sea, let my East China Sea Fleet bomb it first, and give your Fourth Army a ride!" Shen Jingchao said with a smile again.

"No need, Laoag is only two thousand Spanish soldiers, how many shells do you have to use up when so many cannons in your East China Sea Fleet fire a salvo, and two thousand Spanish soldiers may not be able to kill them all, it's too wasteful, I won't help you with the emperor!" Yan Yingyuan glanced at Shen Jingchao unkindly and said.

Not only because of the waste, but also because of Shen Jingchao's bombing, Laoag was directly razed to the ground, and their Fourth Army was still a fart, this is an obvious matter of grabbing credit, Yan Yingyuan will not agree.

Shen Jingchao smiled embarrassedly, it was indeed a bit of a waste, but it was not necessary that all thirty warships would be fired, and a few would be fine for a while. However, seeing that Yan Yingyuan's face was not good, Shen Jingchao did not continue.

Immediately, the ships of the East China Sea Fleet docked, and Yan Yingyuan and other 20,000 soldiers of the Fourth Army began to land.